"Charlie Haydn Taylorrecently exploded onto the British art scene out of nowhere. Taylor’s works have hung next to some of the biggest names in British art, lined the walls of numerous solo shows, and reached deep into viewer psyches across the country""The artist’s large scale graphic paintings of domestic interiors allude to consumerism, capitalism, and the people we become in private. His works are combinations of carefully selected digital collage and thoughtful washes of paint laid on by hand. Each work speaks to the current moment, something which can only be done by reference and comparison to the past."- Quote from Art writer Sophie Agocs for Art Plugged magazine:
Charlie Haydn Taylor (b.1996) was born in Jersey, Channel Islands.
His work evokes a sense of contemplation and isolation, where the lines between the fictional and autobiographical collide. His work explores ideas of momentary isolation through the deliberate absence of the human figure. This lack of physical presence allows the viewer to insert themselves into the scene as a first-person participant, occupying a remembered space rather than observing it from a distance. The works function as fragments of the artist’s memory, offering an intimate glimpse into what can be truly recalled of a place or scene, as if momentarily seeing into the artist’s mind. The stylistic approach of collaging photography alongside flat, minimalist blocks of colour is used to reference the way human memory functions. As these interiors are revisited through memory, they become increasingly fictional; each act of remembering alters the original space, reshaping it into something partially imagined rather than faithfully recalled. Much like memory, certain elements remain vivid and clearly defined—such as views, objects, or surfaces—while surrounding details dissolve into areas of flat colour. The inclusion of familiar objects, ranging from books and letters to household items, consumer products and even art, provides visual anchors that allow the viewer to construct a narrative within each scene.
Since 2020, Haydn Taylor has exhibited extensively in the UK and has formed a strong reputation in Asia, with solo shows in Seoul, Beijing and Singapore as well as London and LA. He is also prominent in the contemporary art scene on the island of Jersey, Channel Islands, where he was born.
His work also resides in large private collections worldwide including two major royal collections.